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Location of Iraq
Location of Iraq
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Iraq, known officially as the Republic of Iraq (Arabic: جمهورية العراق (help·info) Jumhūrīyatu l-‘Irāq), is a country in the Middle East and Southwest Asia. It spans most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert.[1] It shares borders with Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the west, Syria to the northwest, Turkey to the north, and Iran to the east. It has a very narrow section of coastline at Umm Qasr on the Persian Gulf. There are two major flowing rivers: the Tigris and the Euphrates. These provide Iraq with agriculturally capable land and contrast with the desert landscape that covers most of Western Asia.

The capital city, Baghdad, is in the center-east. Iraq's rich history dates back to ancient Mesopotamia. The region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers is identified as the cradle of civilization and the birthplace of writing. During its long history, Iraq has been the center of the Akkadian, Assyrian, Babylonian and Abbasid empires, and part of the Achaemenid, Macedonian, Parthian, Sassanid, Umayyad, Mongol, Ottoman, and British empires.[2]

Since an invasion in 2003, a multinational coalition of forces, mainly American and British, has occupied Iraq. The invasion has had wide-reaching consequences: increased civil violence, political breakdown, the removal and execution of former authoritarian President Saddam Hussein, and national problems in the development of political balance, economy, infrastructure, and use of the country's huge reserves of oil. According to the 2007 Failed States Index, produced by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's Foreign Policy magazine and the Fund for Peace, Iraq has recently emerged as the world's second most unstable country,[3] after Sudan.[4] Under the control of the U.S. military, Iraq is developing a parliamentary democracy composed of 18 governorates (known as muhafadhat).

The following list of topics is provided as an overview of and introduction to Iraq:

Iraq Portal
Flag of Iraq Flag of Iraq
Flag of Iraq
Coat of arms of Iraq
Map of Iraq
Map of Iraq

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[edit] Geography of Iraq

Main article: Geography of Iraq

[edit] Environment of Iraq

Main article: Environment of Iraq

[edit] Natural geographic features of Iraq

Main article: Landforms of Iraq

[edit] Regions of Iraq

Main article: Regions of Iraq

[edit] Ecoregions of Iraq

Main article: Ecoregions of Iraq

[edit] Administrative divisions of Iraq

Main article: Administrative divisions of Iraq

[edit] Governorates of Iraq
Governorates of Iraq
Governorates of Iraq
Main article: Governorates of Iraq
  1. Baghdad - Arab, Turkman, Kurdish
  2. Salah ad Din - Arab, Kurdish
  3. Diyala - Arab, Kurdish
  4. Wasit - Arab
  5. Maysan - Arab
  6. Al Basrah - Arab
  7. Dhi Qar - Arab
  8. Al Muthanna - Arab
  9. Al Qadisyah - Arab
  10. Babil - Arab
  11. Al Karbala - Arab
  12. An Najaf - Arab
  13. Al Anbar - Arab
  14. Ninawa - Arab, Assyrian, Kurdish
  15. Dahuk - Kurdish
  16. Arbil - Kurdish
  17. At Ta'mim - Arab, Turkman, Kurdish
  18. As Sulaymaniyah - Kurdish

The constitutionally recognized Kurdistan Autonomous Region includes parts of a number of northern provinces, and is largely self-governing in internal affairs.

[edit] Districts of Iraq
Main article: Districts of Iraq

[edit] Municipalities of Iraq
Main article: Municipalities of Iraq

[edit] Demography of Iraq

Main article: Demographics of Iraq

[edit] Government and politics of Iraq

Main article: Government of Iraq and Politics of Iraq


[edit] Branches of the government of Iraq

Main article: Government of Iraq


[edit] Executive branch of the government of Iraq

[edit] Legislative branch of the government of Iraq

[edit] Judicial branch of the government of Iraq

Main article: Court system of Iraq

[edit] Foreign relations of Iraq

Main article: Foreign relations of Iraq

[edit] International organization membership

Main article: International organization membership

Iraq is a member of:

[edit] Law and order in Iraq

Main article: Law of Iraq

[edit] Military of Iraq

Main article: Military of Iraq

[edit] Local government in Iraq

Main article: Local government in Iraq

[edit] History of Iraq

Main article: History of Iraq, Timeline of the history of Iraq, and Current events of Iraq

[edit] Culture of Iraq

Main article: Culture of Iraq

[edit] The Arts in Iraq

[edit] Sports in Iraq

Main article: Sports in Iraq

[edit] Economy of Iraq

Main article: Economy of Iraq


[edit] Education in Iraq

Main article: Education in Iraq

[edit] Infrastructure of Iraq

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Declaration of Principles for a Long-Term Relationship of Cooperation and Friendship Between the Republic of Iraq and the United States of America.
  2. ^ Top 10 Battles for the Control of Iraq
  3. ^ Foreign Policy Magazine: The Failed States Index 2007.
  4. ^ Reuters: Iraq world's No. 2 failed state.

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